So it is left to Niagara Falls to carry this dubious torch, and boy are some of the waxworks a bit special. And the outpost in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, regularly dubbed the home of the world's worst waxworks, closed in 2012. The Louis Tussaud's there is now a Madame Tussauds after being taken over. His first effort burned to the ground within six months, so he moved to northern seaside resort Blackpool. But his brother was appointed chief artist and manager, so Louis left in a huff to set up on his own. Louis was Marie's great-grandson, and worked as a wax-sculptor at her famous London museum. And Louis, bless him, hasn't left quite the same legacy. But it is Louis Tussaud's, rather than Madame Tussauds. The Tussaud name is above the waxwork museum in Niagara Falls. She later ended up touring Britain for 33 years before opening her first permanent waxwork exhibition, and the rest is history. She was saved after an intervention from dramatist Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, and then earned a crust by making death masks for the prominent victims of the revolution. But she was perceived as a royal sympathiser, and faced the guillotine after the French Revolution. Tussaud's first model was of Voltaire, and then she proceeded to churn out other big names of the day. He also spotted that young Marie had a eye for it, and taught her the skills of the trade. See also: Food trucks, Michelin stars - the world's most underrated and overrated foodĬurtius later moved to Paris to open a waxworks gallery, and his talents were noticed by the French royal court, to which he became the semi-official waxwork maker. It turned out that people were willing to pay to see them, and thus an industry was born.
The waxworks also had the benefit of surviving the funeral, so they were often put on display. Louis Tussaud's, Niagara: Where the magic happens. We warned Lizzie about sticking knives into the toaster, but she didn't listen. Taylor Swift, shortly before her make-up artist was fired. Queen Victoria, deep in thought, on the throne. The awkward expression on Prince Charlie's face says it all. Apart from that, impossible to tell the difference. This Madonna is not wearing a conical bra. Photo: David WhitleyĪngela Merkel - sorry, Michael J. Photo: David WhitleyĪ sneak preview of Peter Jackson's new Hobbit movie, starring Daniel Craig. Harrison Ford contemplating why he no longer recognises himself. 'I Can't Believe It's Not Tom Cruise!' Photo: David Whitleyīeyond recognition: Beyonce. John Lennon and Yoko Ono, possibly in a deleted scene from The Exorcist.
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